impress
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~ have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"; "he was dumb-struck by the news"; "her comments struck a sour note"
impress
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~ dye (fabric) before it is spun
impress
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~ impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"
impress
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~ mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
impress
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~ the act of coercing someone into government service
impression
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~ all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
impression
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~ a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
impression
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~ a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
impression
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~ the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
impression
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~ a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
impression
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~ a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
impression
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~ (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"